ben driscoll
@daisyowl.com
I'm Ben Driscoll, I make games and stuff
🚀 Cobalt Core https://store.steampowered.com/app/2179850/Cobalt_Core/
🛠️ Sunshine Heavy Industries https://store.steampowered.com/app/1542810/Sunshine_Heavy_Industries/
🚀 Cobalt Core https://store.steampowered.com/app/2179850/Cobalt_Core/
🛠️ Sunshine Heavy Industries https://store.steampowered.com/app/1542810/Sunshine_Heavy_Industries/
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February 5, 2026 at 10:46 PM
the least fun part writing a game in C# is the last 30% of the dev cycle where you make all the code objectively worse to avoid allocations 🥲
February 10, 2026 at 8:39 AM
the least fun part writing a game in C# is the last 30% of the dev cycle where you make all the code objectively worse to avoid allocations 🥲
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More people should play the game Cobalt Core, I think it is the first game I’ve 100% completed on steam.
#art #fanart #cobaltcore #cobaltcorefanart
#art #fanart #cobaltcore #cobaltcorefanart
January 25, 2026 at 12:44 AM
More people should play the game Cobalt Core, I think it is the first game I’ve 100% completed on steam.
#art #fanart #cobaltcore #cobaltcorefanart
#art #fanart #cobaltcore #cobaltcorefanart
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Greatly enjoyed Cobalt Core by @braceyourselfgames.com - so here's Riggs, the somewhat-scatterbrained ace pilot of your starship crew, with a cup of boba and her hand cannon that she can *absolutely* be trusted with.
(Pose was inspired by a piece by @beezii.bsky.social, go check them out too!)
(Pose was inspired by a piece by @beezii.bsky.social, go check them out too!)
February 2, 2026 at 6:57 AM
Greatly enjoyed Cobalt Core by @braceyourselfgames.com - so here's Riggs, the somewhat-scatterbrained ace pilot of your starship crew, with a cup of boba and her hand cannon that she can *absolutely* be trusted with.
(Pose was inspired by a piece by @beezii.bsky.social, go check them out too!)
(Pose was inspired by a piece by @beezii.bsky.social, go check them out too!)
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Still looking for more alpha testers for KERO, my 2D game framework for Rust! It's like MonoGame or LÖVE, but in Rust!
If you're new to Rust or experienced, anyone is welcome, I think coding games is a cool way to learn a language.
CRATE: crates.io/crates/kero
DISCORD: discord.gg/AYjNw9WHJa
If you're new to Rust or experienced, anyone is welcome, I think coding games is a cool way to learn a language.
CRATE: crates.io/crates/kero
DISCORD: discord.gg/AYjNw9WHJa
January 16, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Still looking for more alpha testers for KERO, my 2D game framework for Rust! It's like MonoGame or LÖVE, but in Rust!
If you're new to Rust or experienced, anyone is welcome, I think coding games is a cool way to learn a language.
CRATE: crates.io/crates/kero
DISCORD: discord.gg/AYjNw9WHJa
If you're new to Rust or experienced, anyone is welcome, I think coding games is a cool way to learn a language.
CRATE: crates.io/crates/kero
DISCORD: discord.gg/AYjNw9WHJa
People say that music and sound in games can be “invisible” to players. But imo that’s also an opportunity to make them feel feelings without realizing why?
January 9, 2026 at 5:06 PM
People say that music and sound in games can be “invisible” to players. But imo that’s also an opportunity to make them feel feelings without realizing why?
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so the winds have shifted once again and i believe i will, in fact, be open sourcing my rust game dev framework. i wasn’t going to but i got some help and think if i can get one or two more additional core people to help manage it by the end of next year, that would be ideal
December 31, 2025 at 9:43 PM
so the winds have shifted once again and i believe i will, in fact, be open sourcing my rust game dev framework. i wasn’t going to but i got some help and think if i can get one or two more additional core people to help manage it by the end of next year, that would be ideal
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This set of observations is produced by my scrolling Reddit and otherwise listening to people talk about "how to write."
A) there is no requirement that any of your characters has any sort of "arc" let alone a redemption.
B) there is also no requirement that your fiction has a plot.
A) there is no requirement that any of your characters has any sort of "arc" let alone a redemption.
B) there is also no requirement that your fiction has a plot.
December 31, 2025 at 4:47 PM
This set of observations is produced by my scrolling Reddit and otherwise listening to people talk about "how to write."
A) there is no requirement that any of your characters has any sort of "arc" let alone a redemption.
B) there is also no requirement that your fiction has a plot.
A) there is no requirement that any of your characters has any sort of "arc" let alone a redemption.
B) there is also no requirement that your fiction has a plot.
Ladies and gentlemen: we got him.
December 22, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Ladies and gentlemen: we got him.
7 minutes into a 10 minute snarky puppy song and the camera can still cut to guys like this that you haven't even seen yet
December 20, 2025 at 8:40 PM
7 minutes into a 10 minute snarky puppy song and the camera can still cut to guys like this that you haven't even seen yet
two messages from john, two hours apart
December 18, 2025 at 9:41 PM
two messages from john, two hours apart
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Cobalt Core is a part of IGN’s Award Nominations Humble Bundle, along with other amazing titles like
Chicory and I was a Teenage Exocolonist (some of our Vancouver indie friends)
You can get an awesome discount while supporting a great cause with @takethis.org
www.humblebundle.com/games/award-...
Chicory and I was a Teenage Exocolonist (some of our Vancouver indie friends)
You can get an awesome discount while supporting a great cause with @takethis.org
www.humblebundle.com/games/award-...
December 10, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Cobalt Core is a part of IGN’s Award Nominations Humble Bundle, along with other amazing titles like
Chicory and I was a Teenage Exocolonist (some of our Vancouver indie friends)
You can get an awesome discount while supporting a great cause with @takethis.org
www.humblebundle.com/games/award-...
Chicory and I was a Teenage Exocolonist (some of our Vancouver indie friends)
You can get an awesome discount while supporting a great cause with @takethis.org
www.humblebundle.com/games/award-...
why does my cat look like he’s about to advise me that it is better for an emperor to be feared than to be loved???
December 9, 2025 at 9:28 PM
why does my cat look like he’s about to advise me that it is better for an emperor to be feared than to be loved???
the part of my brain that likes learning new programming languages is perpetually at war with the fact that C# is basically the perfect language for making the kind of games I make
December 6, 2025 at 7:20 PM
the part of my brain that likes learning new programming languages is perpetually at war with the fact that C# is basically the perfect language for making the kind of games I make
maybe i am going insane
November 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
maybe i am going insane
starting an hourly service where a 30 year old guy in a flannel shirt will follow you around and "yes and" all your bits
November 19, 2025 at 11:20 PM
starting an hourly service where a 30 year old guy in a flannel shirt will follow you around and "yes and" all your bits